trombone,

Thanks for the thoughts. Made it through the weekend still riding but pretty banged up. The hard part has been getting a good deep breath because all the ribcage muscles on my left side are severely contused. To add insult to injury a coworker came barreling through a door just as I was passing and caught me right on the shoulder in such a way as to re-create (see below) the exact blow that did the damage in the first place. The person in question is a bit taller than I am. They unfortunately took quite a shot to the solar plexus. Apologies all around after he caught his breath but; I'm afraid I was thinking, "Well, I didn't really need that, now did I".

On another note, commuting SS is something I've wanted to do, but the hills put me off.